Opeth discography

The discography of Opeth, a Stockholm, Sweden-based progressive metal band, consists of thirteen studio albums, four live albums, three box sets, three video albums and seventeen singles.

Opeth discography
Opeth live at Ruisrock 2008 in Turku, Finland
Studio albums	13
Live albums	4
Video albums	4
Music videos	6
Singles	17
Box sets	3

Opeth was formed in 1990 by vocalist David Isberg. He later recruited bassist Mikael Åkerfeldt without the consent of the other band members he previously hired, which resulted in the departure of all members except Isberg and Åkerfeldt. Isberg soon left, but Åkerfeldt decided to remain in the band and keep it in activity. For this he contacted guitarist Peter Lindgren, bassist Johan De Farfalla, and drummer Anders Nordin.[1] With this lineup, they recorded a demo, which led to the band’s first record label contract. Candlelight Records signed the band.[2] In 1995, Opeth released their first studio album, Orchid, and after more changes to the lineup, the band released Morningrise and My Arms, Your Hearse in 1996 and 1998 respectively.[3]

Åkerfeldt and Lindgren, the two remaining members of the band, asked drummer Martin Lopez and bassist Martín Méndez to join the band, both of whom accepted. In 1999, they released the concept album Still Life.[4] Steven Wilson joined Opeth in the studio for their fifth album, 2001's Blackwater Park, producing and providing extra backing vocals and instruments. The band supported the album with their first worldwide tour.[5] After promoting the album, Opeth entered the studio again, recording two albums. The first album, Deliverance that was released in 2002, debuted at number 19 on the Top Heatseekers in the United States.[6] The second album, Damnation was released a year later, and peaked at number 192 on the Billboard 200.[4][6] Per Wiberg joined the band as a keyboardist and recorded Ghost Reveries, which peaked at number 64 on the Billboard 200.[6] Lopez and Lindgren both left Opeth and were replaced by Martin Axenrot and Fredrik Åkesson. In 2008, the band released their ninth studio album Watershed, which debuted at number 23 on the Billboard 200 and peaked at the top of the Finnish charts.[7] Their tenth studio album Heritage which released in 2011, debuted at number 19 on the Billboard 200, at number 2 on the US Hard Rock Albums and at number 6 on the Rock Albums charts, making it highest charting record to date.[6] The album also peaked at number 22 on the UK Albums chart.[8]

Joakim Svalberg became the band's new keyboardist in 2011. Their 2014 album Pale Communion achieved some of the band's highest international chart placements, reaching number 1 in Finland[9] and the top five in several other countries. Their 2016 album Sorceress reached number 1 in Germany[10] and the top ten in several other countries. Their latest album In Cauda Venenum was released in September 2019.

Studio albums

Album details	Peak chart positions											Sales
	SWE [11]	AUS [12]	FIN [13]	FRA [14]	GER [15]	JPN [16]	NLD [17]	NOR [18]	SWI [19]	UK [20]	US [6]
Orchid Released: 15 May 1995 Label: Candlelight/Century Black	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Morningrise Released: 24 June 1996 Label: Candlelight/Century Black	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
My Arms, Your Hearse Released: 18 August 1998 Label: Candlelight/Century Black	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Still Life Released: 19 October 1999 Label: Peaceville	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Blackwater Park Released: 27 February 2001 Label: Music for Nations/Koch	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	US: 93,000+ (as of 2008)[21]
Deliverance Released: 12 November 2002 Label: Music for Nations/Koch	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Damnation Released: 22 April 2003 Label: Music for Nations/Koch	—	54	37	112	—	—	97	—	—	181	192	US: 72,000+ (as of 2008)[21]
Ghost Reveries Released: 30 August 2005 Label: Roadrunner	9	35	10	72	39	263	38	21	—	62	64	US: 94,000+ (as of 2008)[21]
Watershed Released: 3 June 2008 Label: Roadrunner	7	7	1	47	23	52	14	7	24	34	23	US: 19,000+ (as of 2008)[22]
Heritage Released: 20 September 2011 Label: Roadrunner	4	12	2	24	9	55	10	8	13	22	19
Pale Communion Released: 26 August 2014 Label: Roadrunner	3	17	1	45	3	48	23	5	24	14	19
Sorceress Released: 30 September 2016 Label: Nuclear Blast	7	7	3	29	1	69	11	8	6	11	24
In Cauda Venenum Released: 27 September 2019 Label: Nuclear Blast	12	20	2	—	5	97	16	9 [23]	10	13	9
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Live albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions				Sales
		SWE [11]	FIN [13]	FRA [14]	JPN [16]
2003	Lamentations: Live at Shepherd's Bush Empire 2003 Released: 23 November 2003 Label: Koch	—	—	—	—
2007	The Roundhouse Tapes Released: 5 November 2007 Label: Peaceville	—	—	176	159	US: 2,000+[24]
2010	In Live Concert at the Royal Albert Hall Released: 20 September 2010 Label: Roadrunner	60	36	—	—
2018	Garden of the Titans: Live at Red Rocks Amphitheater Released: 2 November 2018 Label: Nuclear Blast	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Video albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions					Sales	Certifications
		SWE [25]	FIN [26]	NLD [27]	JPN [28]	FRA [29]
2003	Lamentations Released: 23 November 2003 Label: Koch	14	—	—	—	—	CAN: 10,000+[30]	CAN: Platinum[31]
2008	The Roundhouse Tapes Released: 10 November 2008 Label: Peaceville	4	1	—	159	—
2010	In Live Concert at the Royal Albert Hall Released: 20 September 2010 Label: Roadrunner	—	—	6	—	4	US: 3,200+[32]
2018	Garden of the Titans: Live at Red Rocks Amphitheater Released: 02 November 2018 Label: Nuclear Blast	—	—	—	107	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Compilation albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions
		BEL [33]
2015	Deliverance & Damnation Remixed Released: 30 October 2015 Label: Music for Nations	166

Box sets

Year	Box set details	Content
2006	Collecter's Edition Slipcase Released: 17 October 2006 Label: Koch	Blackwater Park Deliverance Damnation Lamentations
2008	The Candlelight Years Released: 26 June 2008 Label: Candlelight	Orchid Morningrise My Arms, Your Hearse
2009	The Wooden Box Released: 26 February 2009 Label: Viva Hate	Orchid Morningrise My Arms, Your Hearse

Singles

Year	Song	Album
2001	"The Drapery Falls"	Blackwater Park
2002	"Deliverance"[34]	Deliverance
	"Still Day Beneath the Sun"	Non-album single
2003	"Windowpane"	Damnation
	"In My Time of Need"
2004	"Master's Apprentices"	Lamentations
2005	"The Grand Conjuration"	Ghost Reveries
2006	"Ghost of Perdition"[35]
	"Soldier of Fortune"
2008	"Porcelain Heart"	Watershed
	"Mellotron Heart"
	"Burden"
2011	"The Throat of Winter"[36]	Non-album single
	"The Devil's Orchard"	Heritage
	"Slither"[37]
2014	"Cusp of Eternity"	Pale Communion
2016	"Sorceress"	Sorceress
	"Will O the Wisp"
	"The Wilde Flowers"
	"Era"
2019	"Hjärtat vet vad handen gör" / "Heart in Hand"	In Cauda Venenum
	"Svekets prins" / "Dignity"
	"Cirkelns riktning"	Decibel Flexi Series[38]

Music videos

Year	Song	Director
2001	"Harvest"	Fredrik Odefjärd
2003	"Windowpane"
2005	"The Grand Conjuration"	Bill Yukich[39]
2008
	"Porcelain Heart"	Lasse Hoile[40][41]
	"Burden"
2011	"The Devil's Orchard"	Phil Mucci
2017	"Era"	Markus Hofko
2019	"Universal Truth" / "Ingen Sanning Är Allas"	Jess Cope

References

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External links

• www.opeth.com — Opeth's official website